Chapter 526: Confronting the Bone King

On the other side, Shengzai and his two companions, having just left the capital, headed straight for Y Lantier and went directly to the area where Xia Tiya was located.

Old Bone, dressed in plain cloth and wielding a divine artifact at his waist, had just fully activated his status effects and was about to engage in PVP with the controlled Xia Tiya when he suddenly received an urgent alert from the guard assigned to Aowula.

“My Lord Anz, someone has entered the alert zone!”

As Old Bone had just stepped into Xia Tiya’s lock-on range and successfully activated her from standby mode, the sudden “message” from Aowula startled him.

Considering the person controlling Xia Tiya was likely nearby, the Bone King feared being interrupted during his PVP with her.

He specifically retrieved from the guild’s treasure vault the World-Class Items “Mountain and River Map” and “Greed and Desirelessness,” assigning them to Aowula and Ma Xiu respectively for vigilance.

Originally intended as a precaution, he never expected the enemy to actually appear.

“Who is it? Are they from the Siren Theocracy?”

Having been an adventurer for some time, Old Bone was no longer as ignorant of this world as he had been at first.

Among the organizations he knew, Old Bone believed the most likely force behind Xia Tiya’s control was the Siren Theocracy.

First, the Siren Theocracy claims to be the apostles and descendants of the gods, regarding undead and vampires as evil beings.

Second, the Siren Theocracy was founded by the legendary “Six Gods,” and since the magic used in the Sunlight Scripture originated from YGGDRASIL, the “Six Gods” were likely YGGDRASIL players.

With both motive and capability, the Siren Theocracy naturally became Old Bone’s primary suspect.

“My Lord Anz, although we cannot yet identify the intruders, I believe they are not from the Siren Theocracy.

There are three of them: one clad in full armor, whose race cannot be determined; the other two are a Dragon and an Elf.”

“A Dragon and an Elf?”

Hearing Aowula’s report, the Bone King paused. The Siren Theocracy was primarily human, its Six Holy Scriptures wielded by human heroes—he had never heard of non-humans among them.

“My Lord Anz, it’s the adventurer Shu Luo Wang we encountered in Karn Village, and that Golden Dragon.

We haven’t seen the Elf before, but from her equipment, she’s clearly a Guardian-level being.”

When Yar Beide saw the footage transmitted from Nazarick, she instantly recognized Shengzai and the others.

“Shu Luo Wang? So he’s the one controlling Xia Tiya? Is he also a YGGDRASIL player?”

“No, My Lord Anz. I believe he accepted the same bounty quest as you—to eliminate Xia Tiya.”

As Nazarick’s intellectual pillar, Yar Beide made this judgment immediately.

She considered it highly unlikely that Shengzai was the mastermind behind Xia Tiya’s control.

First, he possesses the strength to forcibly take Xia Tiya away—yet if he had used a World-Class Item to control her, leaving her there made no sense.

Second, if he intended a stealthy ambush, his actions would have been far more covert; this open display suggests he came here specifically targeting Xia Tiya from the start.

“Yar Beide , I fear Aowula and Ma Xiu alone may not hold them off.

Can you take Kose Tesi and Demiugos to reinforce them? I’m currently unable to spare myself.”

While dodging Xia Tiya’s drip-lance attacks, Old Bone sent the order via message to Yar Beide and the others.

Frankly, Shengzai accepting the bounty to eliminate Xia Tiya was completely unexpected.

As a spellcaster, he was already struggling against Xia Tiya—the strongest single combatant in Nazarick, originally designed to counter him.

If Shengzai and his group now intervened, an accident could easily occur.

“Understood, My Lord Anz!

On the honor of Nazarick’s Guardians, we will not let them interfere with you!”

Hearing the Guardians’ enthusiastic response, the Bone King quickly added: “Yar Beide , prioritize negotiation. Do not engage unless absolutely necessary.”

As a cautious bone and one skilled in outwitting air, Old Bone did not wish to reveal Nazarick’s full power too hastily.

He even now felt the timing of Shengzai’s appearance was far too coincidental.

He had clearly told the guild he wished no outsiders to interfere while hunting the vampire.

So why was Shu Luo Wang (Shengzai) here?

Even if other adventurers had come, based on his time as an adventurer, “Steel-Rank” ones were nothing compared to Aowula and the others.

So why did Shu Luo Wang—someone capable of matching them—show up here?

Thus, the Bone King, skilled in outwitting air, now suspected Shu Luo Wang had been lured here by a hidden hand.

That hand’s goal was to make both sides weaken each other—hence why they controlled Xia Tiya but did not remove her.

Remarkably, Old Bone’s reasoning was logically coherent. Upon hearing his analysis, even the Guardians, including Yar Beide , looked suddenly enlightened and marveled at the Supreme One’s wisdom—deep as an abyss.

Because of this, as Shengzai, Jin Long, and Aimirina neared their destination, Yar Beide and the Guardians appeared simultaneously, blocking their path.

Unlike their first meeting, Yar Beide now wore her usual white gown, holding a short staff with a floating orb.

Seeing Yar Beide ’s staff, Aowula’s scroll, and Ma Xiu’s gauntlets, Aimirina furrowed her brow deeply and sent a message to Shengzai: “My Lord Shengzai, their items are all World-Class!”

Seeing the items held by Yar Beide and the others, Aimirina was stunned.

Having guarded Elyuentiu for so long and never left the southern desert for years, she had not imagined the outside world now held so many powerful beings.

The demon, dark elf, and insect king before her were all at max level—equal to Elyuentiu’s strongest guardian.

Even more shocking: they possessed so many World-Class Items!

(End of Chapter)